Genesis – The Word: The Origin of Man

The Origin

Design Admin — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 09:57:01 +0000

“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God” (John 1:1-2). The use of “Word,” “God,” and “He” indicates unity of being One in Three and Three in One and links the attribute of language that is unique to both the Trinity and mankind. This direct link of man with his Creator is further evidenced by the fact that man was created in His image. In the book of John, the “Word” clearly refers to Jesus Christ as evident in the continuation,

“All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:3-4).

In essence, the “Word” manifested in the language goes much further than just a means for communication. God used it as the means to create the world. For example, “God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light” (Genesis 1:3). At this moment, the physics and reality of light came into existence. Today, we know that light is a form of energy that can behave like a wave as well as particles or photons. We also know that photons respond to gravitational fields, such as the sun, that can alter its path of travel. Because it is particle-like, it has a speed limit, but no other matter known to man can travel faster than light. All of this came into existence from the Word uttering
the words, “Let there be light.”

One Family: The Trinity

Design Admin — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 09:51:51 +0000

On several occasions in Scripture, God refers to Himself as “Us.” In Genesis 1:26, He said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.” In Genesis 3:22, He said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil.” And, Genesis 11:7 states, “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” The use of the words Our and Us are early indications of the existence of the Trinity of God that later (especially in the New Testament) came to be known as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This concept of the Trinity can be extended further to reflect what was demonstrated in writing about Christ being the Word and the One through whom all things were made (see John 1:1, 10, 14, 17-18). If we take a closer look at this concept, we can see almost limitless evidence of the Trinity in the creation of the world.

Christ, as part of the Trinity, became flesh and took on the image of man who was created in Their image (see Genesis 1:26). The ancient Egyptians believed in the concept of a Trinity and demonstrated it in the architectural designs of the pyramids and in their major towns where they consistently
recognized some kind of a triad even though the Christian Holy Trinity was alien to them. The number “3” was significant to the Egyptians as evident in the three great pyramids of Giza, namely the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure. We witness the Trinity in many other ways:

In the three main races of the world: Caucasoids, Mongoloids, and Negroids originating from the three children of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
In the three branches of our material world:
- living things (mammals, fish, and birds; and many of the things they feed on such as trees, plants, and organisms)
- science (physics, chemistry, and biology)
- nature (air, water, and land)
In the human body, mind, and spirit and in the primary functions of seeing, hearing, and feeling.
In the lifelines of existence: breathing, eating, and drinking.
In the atom, the fundamental particle of the physical world composed of neutrons, protons, and electrons.
In the electron composed of particles that are triode in composition known as quasars.
In the family nucleus: man, woman, and child.
The Trinity can even be seen in human organizations such as the military in its basic form: Army, Navy, and Air Force (land, sea, and air).
In the three forces on earth: gravitational, nuclear (weak and strong – fission and fusion), and electromagnetic (including light as particles and/or waves).

Differences Between Cain & Abel

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Once Adam and Eve were banned from Paradise, they were sent out to work the land to start their new dwelling. Alone, they had to face the hardships in the new world where sin, evil, trials, and temptations existed and they had to continuously choose between doing good and doing evil. Adam and Eve had two children, Cain and Abel. Even with the same upbringing, the children of Eve were very different from one another. Abel was a shepherd and apparently quiet and obedient. Cain was a tiller of the ground and appeared to be a man who could revert to extreme anger as a way of expressing his feelings. It is evident that they were both aware of the existence of God because they kept the tradition of making sacrifices and
offerings to Him:

3 So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. 4 Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering; 5 but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell (Genesis 4:3–5 NAS)

Abel’s offering to God reflected obedience toward what appears to be God’s commandment about acceptable offerings—a burnt sacrifice symbolizing Jesus Christ and thus carried future meaning and purpose. Cain’s offering was disregarded by God. God warned Cain beforehand that sin was waiting for him:

6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it” (Genesis 4:6-7).

Sons of God & Daughters of Men

Design Admin — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 05:51:34 +0000

The root cause of such a momentous event as the Great Flood started when the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful (see Genesis 6:1-2),

In the Coptic Church the sons of God is not gender specific but represents the children of Adam and Eve through their son, Seth, who replaced Abel and was the seed who led to the Lord Jesus Christ. The daughters of men is again not gender specific but represents the children of Adam and Eve through their son Cain who murdered his brother Abel

Genesis 6:4 says, “There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” The sons of God were not aliens, angels, or other non-human forms that married daughters of men resulting in a different mingled human race. The Bible states their offspring to be “mighty men” but they were humans, not angels. God said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh” and, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth” (Genesis 6:3, 7). If angels were the subject of these verses, they could not be capable of reproducing as mankind does since they are of a different host as mentioned in Chapter 1 and clearly stated in Genesis 1, 6, and 7 regarding the principal of creation each “according to its kind.”

As the sons of God multiplied in numbers, they became less and less aware of their relationship as brothers and sisters to one another and began to view the daughters of men as objects for sexual pleasure. This led men into having multiple wives and ungodly relationships with women. It is no
coincidence that an event as significant as the Great Flood occurred at a time when men’s perception of daughters was not aimed at developing a godly relationship consistent with raising a family but more towards satisfying selfish desires. Sin is not limited to gender and God saw evil in these unlawful physical interactions.